Week 5 Disease Prevention And Health

Course instructor Course Date Health Care Public means government participation in the health sector, while private means participation by businesses, charitable organizations or individuals. Interdependence of governments and the private sector has led to a change in the relationships between the two. They may not trust each other but they have to work together in the health care sector. The main advantage of having the private sector in health care services is that its more productive, effective and more creative than the public sector in health care. This is evident in telemedicine. The main disadvantage of the private sector in healthcare is that there are ethical considerations due to the profit motive for most private sector players. The main advantage of having the government involvement in the health sector is to prevent the private sector from turning health services into a monopoly. This ensures that with state and federal funding, services and training of health personnel are not restricted by a private entity. Especially when there are threats like bioterrorism, there is always the risk of a private entity restricting the availability of health services to a nation. Also public involvement in the health sector ensures that Americans are not